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Scottish interest

Redknapp was in Scotland last month to watch the Cup Final between Celtic and Aberdeen to check out two of the Dons' star names.

The 70-year-old’s main reason for being in attendance at Hampden Park was to keep an eye on Jonny Hayes, who Blues were interested in before he completed his switch to Celtic earlier this week, but he was also eager to see McLean at close quarters.

McLean, 25, enjoyed a fine campaign as Aberdeen finished runners-up to Celtic in the Scottish Premiership last term and is attracting the attentions of a number of Championship clubs in England.

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Six or seven!

Harry Redknapp says he would take ‘six or seven’ of the current Scotland squad to Birmingham City .

The Blues boss was a keen spectator of the Scottish Cup final at Hampden Park last month before taking in Scotland’s 2-2 draw with England two weeks ago and was impressed by the standard of football on display.

His main reason for heading north of the border was to check out Jonny Hayes, who was a top target before he completed his switch to Celtic from Aberdeen earlier this week.